Auburn Tigers basketball drops another home game to the No.19 Vanderbilt Commodores, 84-76. The Tigers are now on a three-game losing streak, sliding further down in the SEC with a 5-6 record in conference play. Overall, Auburn‘s record sits at 14-10, just four games above 500.
A sluggish defensive half of play to start the game for Auburn led to a 11 point deficit heading into halftime. The defense of the Tigers could not find an answer to stop the duo of Tyler Tanner and Jalen Washington. They both combined for 47 points of the Commodores’ 84.
Offensively, Auburn did not have the play of its main scorer, Keyshawn Hall. Coach Steven Pearl made the decision to pull Hall after shooting 3-of-13 and picking up a technical foul. He only played 26 minutes of the game.
Tahaad Pettiford put together a 21-point game and managed to get the Tigers in reach late in the game, but it just was not enough as Vanderbilt could not be denied scoring.
So where does Auburn basketball currently sit in KenPom’s latest statistical rankings? Here is a look at the Tigers according to KenPom’s major statistical categories.
After this loss, the Tigers fall just one spot in the overall rankings. KenPom ranks Auburn No. 31, putting them sixth in the conference.
With the increase in production in Pettiford’s shooting, the Tigers’ offensive efficiency score rose to No. 11 in KenPom with a score of 125.4.
Defense has been slipping after it had been moving up the past month. Auburn now sits at No. 82 with a KenPom defensive efficiency score of 103.9.
The Tigers’ average possession length is 17.2 on offense and 17.3 on defense. Auburn continues to be around the national average of 67.3.
Auburn is No. 2 in strength of schedule according to KenPom; the Tigers continue to have a pretty tough slate of games ahead of them in conference.
Saturday, Feb. 14, the Tigers pack up and head to take on the Arkansas Razorbacks. Where does Arkansas rank in KenPom? Here is a look at the Razorbacks, according to KenPom statistics.
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